Rangers star’s verdict on Amad after loan spell and extra motivation to beat Man Utd

Manchester United winger Amad volition spot immoderate acquainted faces upon his instrumentality to Ibrox erstwhile the Red Devils collide with Rangers successful their adjacent Europa League crippled connected Thursday

Rangers skipper James Tavernier says helium knew Amad was destined for the apical aft playing alongside the Manchester United star.

Amad, 22, spent clip connected indebtedness with Rangers during the 2nd fractional of the 2021-22 run aft joining United 12 months earlier. The Ivory Coast planetary played conscionable 502 minutes successful each competitions, scoring 3 times successful 13 appearances.

He past enjoyed a much fruitful indebtedness spell successful the Championship with Sunderland earlier breaking done astatine Old Trafford, with the youngster impressing nether United's caller caput coach, Ruben Amorim, this term.

Tavernier knows that Amad volition beryllium 1 of United's information men erstwhile they conscionable successful the Europa League - and helium isn't amazed to spot him excelling for the Premier League giants.

“I was ever convinced Amad would beryllium a apical player,” Tavernier said successful a pre-match property league connected Wednesday. “He showed immoderate bully spells but was successful and retired of squad astatine Rangers. But had a bully spell astatine Sunderland and is present showing his apical talent.

“We request to beryllium alert of his threat. Ibrox is simply a antithetic learning curve. His clip present volition person taught him a lot.”

United person struggled successful the Premier League this play and are presently 13th successful the array aft losing 3-1 astatine location to Brighton this past weekend.

But they are connected people to suffice for the knockout signifier of the new-look Europa League. The Red Devils are seventh, conscionable 1 spot up of Rangers, making Thursday's lucifer adjacent much significant.

Boyhood Leeds instrumentality Tavernier says Rangers volition beryllium taking thing for granted against United contempt their struggles successful the Premier League, adding: “We've lacked consistency this season. But I consciousness successful Europe we've handled ourselves well. This contention has been bully for us. Tomorrow is simply a large situation we're looking guardant to. Everyone volition springiness 110 percent.

“United are a squad afloat of apical players. They've been conceding aboriginal of precocious but we'll instrumentality to our crippled plan. We'll get successful their faces and effort to instrumentality a cleanable sheet.

“It's important to support the assemblage quiet. It would beryllium peculiar to get a effect here, particularly being a Leeds fan. I've lone played present erstwhile successful the Carling Cup and lost. It would beryllium bully to get a win. Last clip present I was young. It was daunting. But present I'm good experienced. You artifact retired the sound present and conscionable absorption connected the games.”

The authoritative programme screen for Manchester United v Rangers has been revealed, and it is paying tribute to 'The King', Denis Law. As good arsenic the cover, determination volition beryllium peculiar features wrong dedicated to the Manchester United and Scotland legend. Copies volition beryllium disposable astatine Old Trafford connected matchday or online.